- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- Vani Jairam
- Music director
- Shankar Ganesh
- Movie name
- Veli Thandiya Velladu
- Movie release year
- 1980
- Lyrics added on
- 1 Nov 2024
Lyrics & meaning
♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Tholin azhagadiyo
Thulli varum udaladiyo
Paal pol mugamadiyo
Paruvamennum sugamadiyo
Naalum izhantha pinnae
Naanirukkum nilaiyadiyo
Nadamaadum thirkalukku
Naayaganin kalaiyadiyo
Pachai vayalinil vaalai pennae
Oru paravai paranthu vaalai pennae
Pachai vayalinil vaalai pennae
Oru paravai paranthu vaalai pennae
Achamilaamalae odiyathaal
Indru ambalam yaeruthu vaalai pennae
Achamilaamalae odiyathaal
Indru ambalam yaeruthu vaalai pennae
Pachai vayalinil vaalai pennae
Oru paravai paranthu vaalai pennae
Saththiyam vittathu vaazhkkaiyilae
Adhu dharmam maranthathu aasaiyilae
Saththiyam vittathu vaazhkkaiyilae
Adhu dharmam maranthathu aasaiyilae
Aththanaiyum indru thaththuvamaanathu
Aandavanaar thantha maeniyilae
Aththanaiyum indru thaththuvamaanathu
Aandavanaar thantha maeniyilae
Pachai vayalinil vaalai pennae
Oru paravai paranthu vaalai pennae
Achamilaamalae odiyathaal
Indru ambalam yaeruthu vaalai pennae
Aaru kulangalil neenthumadi
Idhu anantham endrathai koorumadi
Aaru kulangalil neenthumadi
Idhu anantham endrathai koorumadi
Nooru kulangalil neenthiyapin
Adhu noyurum aattril kulikkuthadi
Nooru kulangalil neenthiyapin
Adhu noyurum aattril kulikkuthadi
Pachai vayalinil vaalai pennae
Oru paravai paranthu vaalai pennae
Achamilaamalae odiyathaal
Indru ambalam yaeruthu vaalai pennae
Pachai vayalinil vaalai pennae
Oru paravai paranthu vaalai pennae
Mangalam vittathu kungumam vittathu
Manjalum vittathadi
Mangalam vittathu kungumam vittathu
Manjalum vittathadi
Adhu maananum vittathu nyaanamum vittathu
Vaazhvaiyum vittathadi
Adhu maananum vittathu nyaanamum vittathu
Vaazhvaiyum vittathadi
Konja vayathinil konji magizhnthathu
Kolam izhanthathadi
Konja vayathinil konji magizhnthathu
Kolam izhanthathadi
Indru koyilin vaasalil nindrathadi
Oru kolgai illaathapadi
Indru koyilin vaasalil nindrathadi
Oru kolgai illaathapadi
Thaaliyirukkindra thaarangalukkoru
Saththiyam undadiyo
Kula dharmam maranthaval veedhikkum vanthathum
Thaththuvam thaanadiyo
Idhu veliyai thaandiya vellaadu
Ini veridam yaedhadiyo
Idhu veliyai thaandiya vellaadu
Ini veridam yaedhadiyo
Adi vellai manam konda
Thozhi en paathaiyai ullaththil vaiyadiyo
Adi vellai manam konda
Thozhi en paathaiyai ullaththil vaiyadiyo
Kattazhagu eththanai naal vaalai pennae
Adhu kadavulukkuththaan theriyum vaalai pennae
Kattazhagu eththanai naal vaalai pennae
Adhu kadavulukkuththaan theriyum vaalai pennae
Kattiyavan oruvanukku vaazhkkai pattaal
Antha kadavulaiyum vendridalaam vaalai pennae
Kattiyavan oruvanukku vaazhkkai pattaal
Antha kadavulaiyum vendridalaam vaalai pennae
Ippozhuthu purigirathu vaalai pennae
Kannil yaedhetho therigirathu vaalai pennae
Appozhuthu raththathil aarppaattam irunthathadi
Aduththa kadhai puriyavillai vaalai pennae
Ketta pinbu nyaanam vanthathu
Vaalai pennae
Naanum pattinaththaar aagivittaen
Vaalai pennae
Ketta pinbu nyaanam vanthathu
Vaalai pennae
Naanum pattinaththaar aagivittaen
Vaalai pennae
Vittuvida poguthuyir vitta pinnae
Neeyirunthu suttu vida vendumadi vaalai pennae
Suttu vida vendumadi vaalai pennae…..
Oh, the beauty of these shoulders!
Oh, this body bouncing with youth!
A face as pure as milk!
Oh, the pleasure of youth!
After losing it all day by day,
look at the state I am in!
For the walking moons of this earth,
it is all the Creator's play!
Across the green fields, oh young girl,
a bird flew freely, oh young girl!
Across the green fields, oh young girl,
a bird flew freely, oh young girl!
Because it ran without any fear,
today it stands exposed in shame, oh young girl!
Because it ran without any fear,
today it stands exposed in shame, oh young girl!
Across the green fields, oh young girl,
a bird flew freely, oh young girl!
It gave up truth in life,
it forgot righteousness in its desire.
It gave up truth in life,
it forgot righteousness in its desire.
Today, all of it has become a harsh lesson
on this body given by God.
Today, all of it has become a harsh lesson
on this body given by God.
Across the green fields, oh young girl,
a bird flew freely, oh young girl!
Because it ran without any fear,
today it stands exposed in shame, oh young girl!
It swims in rivers and ponds,
and calls that joy!
It swims in rivers and ponds,
and calls that joy!
After swimming in a hundred ponds,
it now bathes in a river of disease!
After swimming in a hundred ponds,
it now bathes in a river of disease!
Across the green fields, oh young girl,
a bird flew freely, oh young girl!
Because it ran without any fear,
today it stands exposed in shame, oh young girl!
Across the green fields, oh young girl,
a bird flew freely, oh young girl!
It lost its sacred grace and the red kumkum mark,
it lost the holy turmeric too!
It lost its sacred grace and the red kumkum mark,
it lost the holy turmeric too!
It lost its honor, lost its wisdom,
and ruined its very life!
It lost its honor, lost its wisdom,
and ruined its very life!
In its early years, it indulged and enjoyed,
but now it has lost all its beauty!
In its early years, it indulged and enjoyed,
but now it has lost all its beauty!
Today it stands at the temple gates,
without any purpose or direction!
Today it stands at the temple gates,
without any purpose or direction!
For wives who wear the thali (sacred marriage thread),
there is a steadfast truth!
When a woman forgets family virtue and lands on the street,
it becomes a bitter lesson of life!
This is a goat that leaped over the fence,
where else can it find a place now?
This is a goat that leaped over the fence,
where else can it find a place now?
Oh my pure-hearted
friend, keep my fate as a warning in your heart!
Oh my pure-hearted
friend, keep my fate as a warning in your heart!
How long does physical beauty last, oh young girl?
Only God knows that, oh young girl!
How long does physical beauty last, oh young girl?
Only God knows that, oh young girl!
If you live devoted to the one who married you,
you can even win over God, oh young girl!
If you live devoted to the one who married you,
you can even win over God, oh young girl!
Now I understand, oh young girl,
many grim truths appear before my eyes, oh young girl!
Back then, there was a wild frenzy in my blood,
and I did not foresee what lay ahead, oh young girl!
Wisdom came only after my downfall,
oh young girl!
Even I have turned into a Pattinathar (renunciant philosopher),
oh young girl!
Wisdom came only after my downfall,
oh young girl!
Even I have turned into a Pattinathar (renunciant philosopher),
oh young girl!
Life is about to leave me; once I am gone,
you must be there to cremate my body, oh young girl!
You must be there to cremate my body, oh young girl...
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Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
This poignant song expresses a profound moral lament and spiritual realization sung from the perspective of a woman reflecting on her tragic life choices. By abandoning righteousness, honor, and traditional values in pursuit of fleeting desires, she crossed social and ethical boundaries (symbolized as a 'goat crossing the fence'). The lyrics trace her journey from youthful arrogance and physical beauty to ultimate downfall, loss of dignity, and disease. Penned by Kannadasan, the song emphasizes the transience of physical beauty and worldly pleasures. Ultimately, the speaker attains ascetic wisdom (comparing her enlightenment after ruin to the saint Pattinathar), offering her tragic story as a cautionary lesson to young women about staying true to ethics and fidelity.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor
“Idhu veliyai thaandiya vellaadu”
The phrase 'veliyai thaandiya vellaadu' (a white goat that crossed the fence) serves as a central metaphor for a woman breaching societal and moral boundaries.
Monaai (Initial Alliteration)
“Pachai vayalinil vaalai pennae / Oru paravai paranthu vaalai pennae”
Repetition of initial consonant sounds ('P') across line starts.
Edhugai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Mangalam vittathu kungumam vittathu / Manjalum vittathadi”
Rhyming of the second letter 'nga' / 'nja' across consecutive lines.
Allusion
“Naanum pattinaththaar aagivittaen”
Direct reference to Pattinathar, the famous Tamil ascetic saint who abandoned wealth and worldly desires upon attaining enlightenment.
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Trivia
Kannadasan frequently drew upon classical Tamil philosophical tropes and ascetic traditions in his lyrics. The reference to Saint Pattinathar echoes a recurring theme in Kannadasan's works—that true wisdom often dawns only after worldly ruin and total loss.
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